Hedge funds are stacking bets that the Japanese yen keeps climbing, with options positioning pointing to a dollar-yen rate below 150 by year-end and, in some longer-dated trades, as low as 140. That positioning reaches well past currency desks.
OFAC labels Iran's crypto sector sanctionable, citing Bitcoin and USDT-driven sanctions evasion to prop up the rial.
September 9, 2026, 6:04 amBlock's move to establish a national trust bank could significantly enhance regulatory clarity and trust in digital asset custody services.
September 9, 2026, 5:38 amBitcoin fell to nearly $77,600 on Tuesday before clawing most of it back, leaving it little changed on the day while zcash gained roughly 43% on the week and Grayscale's new fund crossed half a billion dollars.
A new report from Cornell Brooks School Tech Policy Institute might give G20 governments and others some clues about how a counterintuitive move could help their economies and boost tax revenue, while also potentially helping bitcoin’s price and increasing government revenue even further.
Bitcoin’s one-month realized volatility is historically low, according to Glassnode, whose statistical analysis identifies long-term holder supply as the leading explanatory variable. Market capitalization, trading turnover, and derivatives positioning show substantially weaker relationships.
Metaplanet’s Bitcoin expansion has exposed an executive compensation windfall that shareholders want the company to unwind. The dispute centers on an executive options pool that expanded as the Tokyo-listed company repeatedly issued equity to finance its Bitcoin purchases.
On Tuesday, the bitcoin and Lightning services firm Coincorner introduced the launch of a product called Vault, a bitcoin storage service offering multi-signature security in partnership with the custody company Anchorwatch, with “insurance underwritten by Lloyd’s of London, covering loss of keys and unauthorised access.” Coincorner Launches Vault…
Bitcoin’s recovery above its major weekly moving averages has strengthened the long-term technical picture, but bulls still face an important test near $82,500.
US-listed Bitcoin ETFs are $1 billion behind for the year, the difference between redemptions and deposits since January, shows data from September 8.
The New York Fed’s Sept.
Crypto transaction volume across the Middle East and North Africa has surged from about $100 billion in 2022 to an estimated $350 billion in 2025–2026. The growth is increasingly tied to two forces: regulated Gulf adoption and demand for bitcoin and stablecoins during periods of war, inflation, and currency stress.
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